Gordon does it

Game-winning shot caps bizarre OT

Bulls 106, Knicks 104 (ot)

January 19, 2006|By From news services.

The anticipated homecoming for the Knicks' Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis turned into a bizarre and chilling scene Wednesday night at the United Center when Davis charged into the fans' seating area during a timeout in overtime to confront a fan apparently having an altercation with some of his family members.

The incident cast a shadow on the Bulls' thrilling 106-104 victory, won with Ben Gordon's buzzer-beating 21-foot jump shot.

Davis' behavior was one of two unusual incidents. Earlier in the overtime, the Bulls' Chris Duhon almost came to blows with the Knicks' Maurice Taylor after Taylor fouled him hard.

Duhon apparently was standing up for himself with the toughness Bulls General Manager John Paxson had sought with stern words a day earlier. But it came with a price for the scrappy 6-foot-1-inch captain who was ejected along with Taylor.

Gordon had a spectacular night, at one point finagling past the Knicks' Jamal Crawford, Davis and Channing Frye for a stunning drive in the fourth quarter. For only the second time this season, Gordon had a double-figure fourth quarter, scoring 13 of his 32 points in the final 12 minutes of regulation.

The crowd jeered Curry during player introductions, as they did former Bull Jamal Crawford. Only Davis received polite applause of the three.

Curry had an off night, but, more importantly, was able to walk off the floor unassisted after a scary collision with Gordon with 7 minutes 6 seconds left in the game. Curry came back for the overtime.

Curry made 5-of-11 shots and scored 11 points with four rebounds before fouling out in overtime after playing 25 minutes. A matchup with friend Tyson Chandler never really materialized as Chandler also fouled out in the extra session.